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imds's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Torture, Car accident, Confinement, Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Murder, Kidnapping, and Violence
jo_withabook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent
natashaleighton_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Grief, Gore, and Torture
Minor: Mass/school shootings
jennastopreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Violence, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, and Vomit
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, and Car accident
marine2907's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Medical content, Car accident, Death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Cursing, Hate crime, Murder, Violence, and Gun violence
onf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Car accident, Blood, Violence, Death, and Torture
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, War, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Mass/school shootings
sarawagistrom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Vomit and Blood
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Car accident
ten_telegrams's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Gore, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, and Mass/school shootings
starlesscircus's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Violence and Death
howlinglibraries's review
4.5
It was a cruel trick of the universe, thought August, that he only felt human after doing something monstrous.
I'll admit that this book had a rocky beginning for me, but I should know by now to never doubt V.E. Schwab. She's one of my all-time favorite authors for a very good reason, and while this wasn't my favorite book of hers, it definitely won me over by the end and I had such a good time in this world. If it tells you anything, my buddy read partner and I finished this today and are starting the sequel tomorrow (and I never read series installments back-to-back, so that's a big deal for me!).
“We are the darkest acts made light.”
First of all, I enjoyed the setting and world-building immensely, but I wish we'd had more of it. I'm really hoping the second book explains the backstory a bit more, because I need to know more about what happened to turn the United States into this wasteland full of sin-spawned monsters! I did really love that we gradually got explanations for how the Corsai, Malchai, and Sunai were created, and I found the concept of the Sunai in particular really interesting: this idea that they were entities born of massively violent events was so sad and thought-provoking.
He wasn't made of flesh and bone, or starlight.
He was made of darkness.
As far as the characters go, Kate took a while to win me over, and even by the end of the book, I can't say I loved her, but I did enjoy watching her grow. August, on the other hand, had my heart from the moment we met him and that feeling only solidified as the book went on. He's such an angsty, sad, soft little cinnamon roll and I hope we get to see him find peace by the end of this duology, because if anyone deserves it, August does.
Not with a bang, but with a whimper.
In with gunfire and out with smoke.
Overall, I thought This Savage Song was a really fun read. It didn't quite match up to V's writing in their other works, in my opinion, but I didn't want to put it down and felt like the pacing was perfectly done so that the story flew by me. I think it would make an incredible film and I'd love to see that happen someday. 🤞 This was a 4.5-star read for me, but I can easily justify rounding up because of how much I adored the ending. I can't wait for book 2 tomorrow!
Buddy read with the incredible Misty! 💖
✨ Representation: Kate is deaf in one ear
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury